míol
See also: miol
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish míl, from Proto-Celtic *mīlom (compare Welsh mil), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (compare Dutch maal (“calf”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “sheep”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲiːl̪ˠ/, /mʲiːlˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /mʲiːl/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /mʲiəlˠ/, /mʲiəl̪ˠ/
Noun
míol m (genitive singular míl, nominative plural míolta or míola)
- animal
- creature
- hare
- insect
- louse
Declension
Declension of míol
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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- Variant plural: míola
Synonyms
- ainmhí
Derived terms
- bearna mhíl
- margadh na míol
- míol-bhitheolaíocht
- míol buí
- míol ceartáin
- míolchruthach
- míol cnis
- míol corr
- míol críon
- míol crúbach
- míol fíniúna
- míol fómhair
- míol gorm
- míol gríofa
- míol leapa
- míol má
- míol mór
- míol plandaí
- míolsiorc
- míoltóg
- míol trá
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
míol | mhíol | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “míol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “míol” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “míol” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62